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بّ

Shadda

شَدَّة

xx · double consonant — hold sound longer

How it is written

بّIsolated
بّInitial
بّMedial
بّFinal

Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word.

How it sounds

xx

The same in all four dialects.

For how pronunciation shifts by region, see the dialect guide